Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 122886

Waste Disposal

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Connor Naismith

LabourCrewe and Nantwich

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on reducing litter as part of delivering a circular economy; when her Department plans to publish the Circular Economy Strategy, including proposa

Answer

Mary Creagh
Littering is a local issue. The role of central Government is to enable and support local action by providing a clear legal framework of rights and responsibilities and setting national standards. Local councils have legal powers to take enforcement actio...

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